Waterfowl & Duck Hunting Archives - Page 11 of 22

May 2, 2026

The key to effective decoy spreads is to make them realistic.

Tips for opening-day decoy spreads

November 13, 2016 Patrick Bonin

Lively discussions about decoy spread strategies have probably gone on since wood carvers starting crafting lifelike dekes in the 1800s. […]

Jacob Sartain (right) is a dedicated waterfowler who knows that mornings like this are no accident, and that it takes a year-round commitment to produce quality duck hunting.

The season that never ends — Keys to managing duck-hunting habitat

November 1, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Mallards suddenly appeared — mysteriously and seemingly out of nowhere — and begin to fly around the waterhole dotted with molded plastic representatives of themselves. […]

The MDWFP will begin the process of filling draw hunts for the waterfowl season on Monday (Oct. 31). The process will be done in two-week increments during the season.

WMA waterfowl draw process starts Monday

October 28, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

The drawing process for duck hunts at six of eight Wildlife Management Areas that offer draw hunts will begin Monday (Oct. 31), the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks announced Thursday. […]

The fast-migrating blue-winged teal give duck hunters a taste of action in September, and a taste of, perhaps, duck and andouille gumbo.

Lead for doves, not for teal

September 15, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Hunters who try for a September Delta double need to avoid one mistake that could cost them a lot of money and a day in front of a magistrate. […]

The advice of most land managers is to shoot dove, and/or teal, when you have them on your property. Don’t wait until another day. Saving them could mean losing them, if they decide to move on.

Shoot teal, doves while you can

September 15, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

To take advantage of September’s Delta double of dove and blue-winged teal hunting on the same day, it is necessary to create proper habitat for the two different species of migratory birds. […]

Mississippi's teal season opens on Saturday, and thanks to last weekend's surprise cool snap there's already blue wings in the Delta.

Teal season opens Saturday

September 8, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Last Saturday, first day of dove season, just as it gets light enough to see across the Delta, I spotted movement in the sky to the west. Three black dots were cruising above the corn, getting larger by the second. […]

Canada geese, like this one at Barnett Reservoir, will have to keep an eye out for hunters Sept. 1-15, during the special early statewide Canada season that allows sportsmen a chance at the resident birds.

Early Canada goose season open

September 2, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s first true hunting season opened Thursday, but apparently not very many sportsmen cared. […]

Delta Double — Tips to double up on teal and doves

September 1, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Teal and dove seasons overlap — and the Delta offers the opportunity to limit out on both species. Here are some tips from hunters who regularly double up. […]

Bad news for September blue-wing teal hunters — the early migrating birds have shown a 22 percent loss in population over the past year.

Duck numbers slightly down

August 17, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Despite a 21 percent loss of nesting wetland habitat in the breeding grounds, the breeding duck population estimate of 48.4 million ducks remains well above the long-term average. […]

Mississippi's 2016-17 migratory bird seasons were proposed on April 20, months ahead of previous years. That includes doves, ducks and geese.

Commission proposes migratory bird seasons

April 25, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Thanks to a change in the process the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service uses in establishing migratory bird seasons, Mississippi officials were able to propose the 2016-17 dove and waterfowl seasons at last Wednesday’s meeting of the Wildlife, Fisheries and Park Commission. […]

Saturday is youth duck day

February 5, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Duck season returns Saturday for one more day of hunting, and while shooting is limited to hunters aged 15 and under, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks encourages participation by licensed adults. […]

Excel OPTIFADE Camo Boats

February 1, 2016 Mississippi Sportsman

Excel Boat Co. and W.L. GORE & Associates have partnered to offer Excel boats in GORE OPTIFADE Concealment Waterfowl Marsh Pattern. The pattern takes into account how ducks and geese see the world below them. […]